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Dele

Today Spanish is the worlds fourth most commonly spoken


language, after Chinese, English and Hindi. Spanish is the official
language of around twenty countries, spoken in more than 40, and
the mother tongue of over 400 million people. Spanish is at the
moment the second language of international communication, and
is being increasingly used in economic, political and cultural
relations.
The number of those studying Spanish throughout the world is
growing every year, and getting ready for the Diplomas of Spanish
as a Foreign Language (DELE), is definitely one of the best ways to
start working with Spanish and Latin American companies and
institutions.
The Diplomas of Spanish as a Foreign Language (DELE) are official
qualifications, which prove your level of proficiency in the Spanish
language and which are awarded by the Spanish Ministry of
Education and Science.
The DELE Diplomas are internationally recognized, and enjoy great
prestige not only among public and private educational institutions
and authorities, but also in the business world and chambers of
commerce. They are ideal for furthering your career and access to
education, both in Spain and in other Latin American countries.
The DELE examinations have been designed following the guidelines
of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
(CEFR) of the Council of Europe, which ensures a practical way of
establishing a standard, international and objective measurement of
the level that should be reached at each teaching stage, and in
evaluating results.
There are six levels (A1, A2, B1, B2, C1 and C2), and therefore the
courses are organized in six levels, depending on the degree of
difficulty and according to the students ability to communicate in
the language on completion of each level.
The examinations include Reading Comprehension, Written
Expression, Oral Comprehension, Grammar and Vocabulary and
Verbal Expression.
In Level A1, students will be able to express themselves simply in
basic and predictable everyday life situations.
In Level A2, students will be able to express themselves adequately
in basic social conventions and communicate satisfactorily in
everyday life situations.

In Level B1, students will be able to express themselves reasonably


accurately and with a degree of flexibility in familiar but more
complex everyday life situations.
In Level B2, students will be able to communicate fluently and with
sufficient accuracy, using an appropriate register of formality, to
express their ideas well, using language suitable for the situation.
In Level C1, students will be able to express themselves fluently and
spontaneously, using the register necessary for the context of the
conversation and the intentions of the speaker.
And finally in Level C2, students will be able to express themselves
in all types of situations, including discussion on abstract and
complex specialised themes.

DELE Diploma in Spanish

Framework of
Reference

Level

Diploma in Spanish Level A1

A1

Breakthrou

Diploma in Spanish Level A2

A2

Waystage

Diploma in Spanish Level B1

B1

Threshold

Diploma in Spanish Level B2

B2

Vantage

Diploma in Spanish Level C1

C1

Effective O
Proficiency

Diploma in Spanish Level C2

C2

Mastery

Every year, more than 45,000 candidates sit the examinations for
this Diploma. Examinations are held three times a year in May,
August and November, in 500 examination centres based in over
100 countries worldwide.
The University of Salamanca collaborates in designing exam papers
and in grading the tests with Instituto Cervantes, a public institution

from the Spanish Government that was founded in 1991 to promote


the development of Spanish and Latin American language and
culture throughout the world.
At the Diplomas website (http://diplomas.cervantes.es/en) you can
find all the information you need about DELE.

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